redneckford said:
Swines---- will all these emmission control standards and the research needed to meet the escalating levels have a bearing on were and who builds these engines. They (Dodge) tells me they have changed their catalyst in their Diesel catalytic converters??? and have reduced engine failure substantially. Is this true or false???? 65 mpg is that on ULSD----HAS anyone in the automotive industry seen a mpg change when they dry out the fuel????
Yes - they've had to change the catalyst. Ford is expirementing with continually injecting a chemical into the catalytic converter to lower emissions. From the information I've seen, there will be a chemical tank that will have to be refilled at every oil change.
The emission standards are counter productive. As you put more and more emphasis on clean air, the mileage goes down, you burn more fuel so the emissions go back up per mile. So, every manufacturer is looking at how they can raise mileage while lowering emissions.
I think all of the diesel manufacturers are really having a hard time trying to meet the emissions requirements.
Some of this gets beyond silly. Where I live, there are restrictions about the amount of silver than can be discharged into the sewer system. This was an attempt at controlling photo lab discharge, x-ray processor discharge, etc.
But, the limit was set so low that there was no piece of test equipment that could measure it. In some cases the water coming out of the tap had more dissolved silver than allowable; so you'd have to clean the water prior to using and discharging it. In fact, if you had amalgam fillings, it was quite possible that just rinsing your mouth and spitting into the sink violated the dissolved silver limits.
